Department for Transport

Aviation: Disability

Lord Blunkett: To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to reinstate Article 16 of UK Regulation No 1107/2006, which grants the Civil Aviation Authority enforcement powers against operators who infringe upon the rights of disabled people who travel by air.

Baroness Vere of Norbiton: The revocation of Article 16 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2006, as retained in UK law following the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU), does not mean that Regulation 1107/2006 is unenforceable. Article 16 was a provision addressed to EU Member States to lay down rules on penalties for breach of the Regulation, which the UK had already done. As the UK has left the EU, it is no longer required or appropriate.

Roads Policing Review

Lord Bradshaw: To ask His Majesty's Government when they expect to respond to the Roads policing review consultation, which was launched on 13 July 2020.

Baroness Vere of Norbiton: The call for evidence saw 149 responses submitted, many of which were incredibly detailed. We will publish once we have given the responses our full consideration.

Roads: Accidents

Lord Bradshaw: To ask His Majesty's Government, further to their annual reportReported road casualties Great Britain,published on 29 September, what assessment they have made of the increase in the number of recorded road casualties in 2021when compared to 2020 figures; and what steps, if any, they plan to take in response.

Baroness Vere of Norbiton: There were an estimated 128,209 reported road casualties of all severities in Great Britain in 2021. This was an increase of 11 per cent compared to 2020, but 16 per cent lower than in 2019. Recent trends in road casualties have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, they showed signs of a return to pre-pandemic levels, increasing compared to 2020 when casualty numbers were low, largely as a result of periods of lockdown resulting in a reduction in road traffic.